Sakura Japanese Steakhouse

First time here, and came to get tempenyaki. Service was a little slow, but overall customer service was great. Food portions are huge! Food show was good and food was good. We’ve grown up on Benihana’s and absolutely love them. Filet wasn’t as juicy or tasteful but good nonetheless. We will be back.

The seafood hibachi was in a pool of teriyaki sauce, I really didn’t like it. But the people across me were eating sushi and it look good. :-/

Sakura in Minot is most definitely my favorite place to dine. The food is always delicious, the atmosphere is exciting near the grill while elegant at the tables, and also the staff are extremely polite, professional, friendly, and helpful. They have many veggie options for fellow vegans, but before I transitioned to a plant-​based diet, I still enjoyed all their meals, so there will be something here for everyone.
It is a fun experience for those with a large party of people, because the grills have skilled entertainers. Then there are the dining tables, with dim lighting and beautiful Oriental decorations– perfect for a smaller crowd. The music varies, but is usually traditional, classy, or fun.
I am a regular at Sakura because the food is of excellent quality (outstanding sushi!), and the staff constantly make being there a positive event for any lunch or dinner.
I highly reccommend dining at Sakura!

I like it here. I was skeptical at first, but the sushi was better than decent for sure! Good prices for the area also. I will be coming back here.

So I’ve had an issue with these guys but recently it’s gotten worse.
We’ve recently gone there and even the manager was rude to us! It’s a real shame that they treat people like this… I noticed they’re extremely rude to same sex couples and very nice and attentive to heterosexual customers. I’ve never seen this kind of customer service before, I’ve only read about it.
I’ve also come in for the 20% off VIP card and they wouldn’t give it to me… All of our friends have one but they refuse to give me one! I was never negative towards them before but they’re really pushing my last nerve…
Although their sushi & hibachi noodles are good, I don’t recommend this place unless you’re ordering out.
This hibachi place is located next to Party City and Target.

it wasn’t to bad for middle of North Dakota… a bit pricey and not many raw selections. but again… middle of North Dakota…

I am VERY conflicted about Sakura :(
My husband and I love sushi, and the food is always excellent. We have come back time and time again and will continue to do so so long as things do not decline.
However, the service our last two times was abhorrent. We could not believe how awful it was. We are not difficult to please.
We had a waitress who sat at the front and talked with her friend during a slow time for 15+ minutes after we sat down. The bartender actually came by our table after he had asked the waitress if she was going to serve us or not… When she finally showed up to our table, she was curt and distracted, and we had to give our order three times as she did not write it down the first two times we gave it. The food was great, but she was terrible!
The next time, we came during a busy time. I understand things can take a little longer, no problems there. However, our waitress was basically slow-​walking everywhere. She forgot my appetizer and only brought it out AFTER the entrée after I asked for it twice, wrote down my order wrong (and so brought the wrong food), never put in my drink order or refilled my drinks once the bartender helped us out, and never once apologized. We watched her wander around slowly and putz around behind the bar with no sense of urgency at all. We actually saw her taking another table’s full dinner order before bringing me the corrected order that I could see was ready to go on top of the sushi bar. It was supposed to be two pieces of tuna sushi, and she brought me salmon instead. She also screwed up two other tables that were right next to us… Unbelievable.
I dearly hope that the manager (who is a great guy) can get a handle on his serving staff. The sushi chefs and hibachi chefs are excellent, but the regular table service kills it for us!

this is my 3^rd time eating at this place and every time has been incredibly disappointing. this most recent time, I ordered a bento box lunch to go. They didn’t give me tempura sauce for my tempura. There was no rice nor California rolls. this will be my last time eating here.

Yeah Yeah, the show and decoration is nice. But over time their food portions have gone down, but the prices stayed the same. Really disappointed on how this otherwise great restaurant went down hill. ND Asia by far surpasses now.

Bombest steak and shrimp and fried rice ever., great service. Rommy keep on singing!!! Great food. It just takes for ever for the chef to get started but its worh it!

We decided to go hibachi for our 5 year anniversary with our kids (10, 3, 2) because they love watching them cook. The food was good. Now I’m a little surprised by the 5 or more 18% gratis added to our bill considering they never did it before. The service was okay, but it was a little expensive for a family of «5».

Hibachi is very popular, so pity ~we can not sit there, but we still fell good, food is delicious, when you birthday, manager will sing a song for you, good for kids, they will do some balloons for kids, my son loves it.

It’s basically a bar
Sushi is pretty good but expensive
Teppan-​Yaki tables or a big draw but it’s loud Full of drunken people
Very busy
Chinese and Japanese food is average for North Dakota

Staff were charming & hilarious, you’re coming here for the entertainment as much as the food. Romy’s Bryan Adams cover was a highlight. If you’re passing through Minot, a dinner recommendation, especially when staying at the Best Western. Reception there can give you a 10% discount voucher too.

Never leave disappointed! Sushi is yummy and I’ll say it again… one of the best Japanese Restaurants in ND. The staff is very nice and I love the manager. Fun dim atmosphere. Also, a great place to come for lunch. Portions are huge. I’m addicted to this place.

Shout out to a yummy Japanese restaurant in Minot ND!
Who know this little gem existed?!
Here are my favorite things:
The atmosphere is fun and the restaurant décor is neat.
Justin Cabernet in the house!!!
Sushi is fresh and yummy! Any of the Special rolls are D-​lish! The spring time roll is a fav!
Hibachi grill is on point! I recommend just about anything on the menu but really enjoyed the scallops and chicken.
Get your karaōke on! They have live karaōke and it’s good times!
This is defiantly a spot to visit when in Minot!

Very off putting… I was looking forward to eating there but I just noticed that other nationalities ie. Americans were not treated with much respect. after 10 minutes of being ignored by the whole staff including the manager my boyfriend and I decided to leave. As we were leaving I mentioned to the manager the reason why and he basically shrugged us off as he returned to playing on the computer. So no I can’t review the food didn’t get a chance to eat there.

I do not expect any good sushi place in North Dakota, but their sushi actually blows my mind… Visit 3 times within a month of working here. Never leave disappointed!

By far worst hibachi grill I have ever been too! I have been to Sakura in Bismarck and it is wonderful so expected same in Minot! The rice had little to no soy sauce added which made it basically white rice with egg and pepper… The noodles I watched as he added sauce and how dry there were and when plates them tasted like just plain spaghetti noodles so I asked for some teriyaki to help them. He over cooked the shrimp, the steak was suppose to be medium it is beyond well done, and the chicken dry as a bone!!! I was so very disappointed… I am also a wonderful tipper normally between 20−30% it killed to to leave a $ 5.00 tip on my $ 75.00 bill… But after leaving me and my husband both agreed would should have gone to Sonic at least the food would have been edible!

As I read some of the other reviews, it makes me wonder if we went to the same place at all. Every time I have been here, we have had great sushi, very fresh and full of flavor.
It’s a good atmosphere. You can sit at the bar and watch the chefs prepare your food, have a private booth, or sit at the hibachi table and be entertained by the (sometimes way too) enthusiastic chefs.
Allover, it’s a good time. I’ve never tried sushi there I didn’t like.
(So take that, haters!)